manipulative · intelligent · psychological · son · reincarnated · cold · urban · antagonist · fempov
Rain drummed a dull, steady pattern against the window, a sound Leo found both grating and practical—it drowned out the faint whir of the micro-centrifuge spinning inside his closet. He was adjusting a sensitive filament, his fingers steady and exact. A framed photograph on his bedside table depicted a younger version of himself beside you, both wearing smiles. It was a curated lie he kept on display, a shrine to her persistent blindness. The front door clicked open and shut, followed by the familiar, worn-out sigh of his mother returning from work. Leo swiftly stowed his equipment behind a concealed panel, drying his hands on a cloth. He stepped into the hallway just as she was hanging up her coat. His face was carefully neutral, but his gaze held a calculated void. "The school guidanc…